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Ho hum ... 4 more merits for Keith

Hi Keith;

I guess it's old hat for you. Anyhow ... congratulations. When you send them to PPA, will that give you enough for another bar on your Masters ? Pretty soon you will need a neck brace to hold it up from the weight of your danglies'.

Actually - I am pretty happy! I have been lucky to hang all four prints several times - but not in the last three years since they have been giving out the POTY pins. Last year my fourth print got a 79 at regional with no discussion - that's frustrating!. But thanks for bringing this topic up cause it lets me talk about something I think is important. Before you get your Master's the goal is usually to enter what you feel will merit. Once I got mine - I started setting new goals - like hanging a commercial print, meriting a studio head and shoulders or - for the last 4 years to hang four outta one case! I think if you set those goals for yourself, it forces you to stretch and keep growing. I have two master friends in my state that have gotten together and made up four titles - the same 4 for both of them. Then they go out and create images to fit those titles. It was fun to see the different interpatations. A couple titles I remember were "Missed by the Zen Stick" and "My Second Biggest Regret".

Do you remember ...

Hi Keith;

I can't remember his name but ... the photographer who used to be in charge of the Loan Collection Books. (I think he was in Canada)

He did a book on outhouses. It is fun to have a theme and then create images towards that end. When I went through Air Force Combat Photography School, one assignment we had was to photograph energy and another was doors ... all types, shapes, and sizes.